Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-19
A WHITE DEMON.
One of the Many Fiendish Acts of AL
Streeter, the Apache Chief.
From the San Francisco Examiner.


Streeter, the Apache Chief.
From the San Francisco Examiner.
81 noticed In the papers day or
two ago." said Michael Garden, who
has made his fortune in Chihuahua
silver mines, San article about Al
Streeter, the white chief Of the
Apaches.
"Many tales of his cruelties have
been published, but one-that which L
think the most horrible OF all his
crimes-I have never seen in print.
"About seven years ago j ohm Mans
field came to Arizona from San Fran
cisco with his wife and little boy.
They arrived at Clifton safely, and as
they were in a hurry to reach little
place called Solomon's, about ninety
miles away, where Mansfield was to
go to work, they took the trail over
the hills from Clifton.
ga young prospector-his name l
have forgotten-undertoo to pilot
them over the trail. Their first days
travel took them to the bank of Eagle
Greek, q small though rapid stream
which flows into the ella. There they
made a camp, within few miles OF
the San Carlos Reservation.
'sThough there were rumors that a
band of renegades had left tine reserva-
ton, there was no positive news OF the
uprising, and the little party had no
fear. AS they were preparing supper
there suddenly came into the camp g.
white man on horseback Id the ordi-
nary garb of a prospector. Mansfield
and his vile at once recognized the
newcomer as Al Streeter, who had
gone to school with both Of them in
San Francisco. They knew nothing
Of his career since he had left the city.
"Streeter, though known to every
one on the frontier by reputation, has
been seen by few except when dis
guised with war-paint, and the young
man who accompanied the Manstields
did not connect the renegade leader
with their visitor. The newcomer
ate supper with them, but declined to
stop at the camp over night. He did,
however, stay and talk awhile about
old times.
s'At daylight Streeter made his ap.
pearance again and shared their break
fast. Suddenly he walked a few yards
out Of camp and uttered cry-imi
tating wild turkey. In a moment
the camp was in the possession of
gang of Apaches.
"The two men tried TO use their
Winchesters, but found that they had
been tempered with and would not
work.
''The Indians finally secured the
four persons who composed the little
party and carried them bound to the
top of one Of the high bluffs that at
that point shut in the river. From
the edge of the bluff to the rivers edge
is sheer descent of probably seventy
feet. There Streeter left the hapless
victims to the Apaches and walked
away.
cover the precipice, in plain sight OF
the helpless mother and father, the
Indians threw q little boy. The moth
er was the next victim, and she was
killed in the horrible manner in which
band of Apaches always slay the
females who fall alive into their hands.
"The next amusement they deter
mined on was the old cruelty of rum
ming the gauntlet. The young pros
pector was the victim chosen.
"He, however, knowing that he had
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bonds were united, made rush and
sprang over the cliff, following the lit
tie boy. Seeing hinge over the fright
full place, the Apaches gave him no
further concern. But he was not killed
outright. He struck fairly in the wa
ter, and the shock was SO much les
sened that q broken leg was the only
apparent damage.
with bis crippled limb that poor
fellow crawled fifteen miles to ranch.
"There he died, after telling what [
have just told you. was one of the
men to whom he told it.
"Several days later We went to
where the Indians had stopped on top
of the bluff, and found the bones of
poor Mansfield and his wife. The
former was lying face downward on
an anthill. His arms were extended,
the wrists fastened to stakes driven
in the ground. Hehad been tied down
and LETT to be eaten by red ants. They
had cleaned all the flesh from his
bones in those two days."